AUDIOBOOKS: Three novels and a collection of essays
More InfoThree novels and a collection of essays take us back in time. Read More
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THEATRE REVIEW: Solid productions of ‘The Glass Menagerie’ and ‘Naked’ conclude a versatile summer theater season
Dan Dwyer - The conclusion of “Naked” is riveting, all the more so for its prescient reverberations to the temper of our times. Read More
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THEATRE REVIEW: Barrington Stage’s ‘The Glass Menagerie’ is a beautiful gift not to be missed
J. Peter Bergman - Every soul's open injuries are bared here; everyone's personal fears and qualms and hopes and dreams coalesce into a tapestry of distorted recollections. Read More
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THEATRE REVIEW: ‘The Father’ at the Ghent Playhouse a fine job with a difficult play, subject
J. Peter Bergman - Kudos to the theater company for taking on such an unusual play about such a difficult topic. Read More
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THEATRE REVIEW: Oldcastle’s ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ handles the dark with an interior light
J. Peter Bergman - The three hours fly by like a walk on a steep hillside with a wind at your back. Read More
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AUDIOBOOKS: Novels adapted into films
Rochelle O'Gorman - This month we are featuring novels that were adapted into films, two that are classics and two somewhat more recent releases, as well as one sequel. Read More
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REVIEW: ‘The Royale’ at the Rep represents a world of humanity that astounds
J. Peter Bergman - After an intense, poetic 84 minutes in that world, I couldn't stop myself from wishing I could see it every night. Read More
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THEATER REVIEW: BTG’s ‘Naked’ sizzles with perfection
J. Peter Bergman - Pirandello's people are never ordinary and never sound ordinary and, in this new version, they are just right for my taste. Read More
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REVIEW: New York Film Festival, Part 1
Barbara K. Quart - The great French film industry has also given us this year the smartest film around, Assayas' “Non-Fiction,” so very French with its focus on art and literature and a touch of politics. Read More
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POEM: The reading of the deed
Jon Swan - Don’t just stand there staring when water’s seeping in under the kitchen door Read More
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REVIEW: All strings, all Hermann, all Hitchcock at Fisher Center’s ‘Psycho’ with live score
Dan Dwyer - Hitchcock, believing the murder scene would be most dramatic with no music, instructed Hermann not to score it, but Hermann did anyway. When he insisted Hitchcock listen, after just a few notes, Hitchcock changed his mind (and increased Hermann’s fee). Read More